2 Anaheim Men Killed, 3 Injured in Head-On Crash
Two Anaheim men were killed and three people injured in a head-on collision early Sunday along a curving stretch of Sunset Boulevard just east of the San Diego Freeway, police said.
Brian Roble, 20, and Darrin Squires, 19, died after the compact car Roble was driving veered into oncoming traffic and slammed into another car about 12:40 a.m., Officer Ken Brady said. A second passenger in Roble’s car, Jamie Rivas, 20, also of Anaheim, suffered moderate injuries and was taken to UCLA Medical Center, where he was in satisfactory condition Sunday afternoon.
The driver of the second car, Ronald Clark, 46, and his wife, Rita, 35, were taken to Santa Monica Medical Center. Ronald Clark, director of emergency medical services at the facility, was undergoing surgery Sunday afternoon, and his condition was not known. His wife was in satisfactory condition after being treated for various cuts and minor injuries, a hospital spokesman said.
Police closed Sunset between Thurston Avenue and Bellagio Road for nearly four hours.
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